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The legacy of Mariamman is well spread beyond Tamil Nadu and even after centuries of emigrating from India, many people in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and Fiji still maintain their loyalties to the temple and try to create similar shrines in their new country, raising both a cause of concern and an appreciation of diversity.
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As a part of this festival, the principal idol of the temples is decorated and taken in procession through the tank of the temple. Some of the temples where the float festival is celebrated are: Tirumala Venkateswara Temple [1] Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai [2] Samayapuram Mariamman Temple [3] Simhachalam Temple, Visakhapatnam [4]
The flower festival or flower sprinkling festival (known in Tamil as Poochoriyal) is an important festival celebrated in the Samayapuram Mariamman temple near Tiruchirappalli, India. This festival is usually held in the Tamil month of Masi. During this festival, devotees throng the temple to sprinkle flowers on the idol of the Hindu goddess ...
Samayapuram is a Neighborhood of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India, twelve kilometers north of the heart of the city, on the Trichy-Chennai highway. The Samayapuram Mariamman Temple , a prominent place of Hindu worship, is located here.
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The temple is noted for having the largest rajagopuram, or main sculpture tower, in Malaysia. It stands at a height of 72 feet (22 m). The entrance of the rajagopuram, at 21 ft (6.4 m) tall and 11 ft (3.4 m) wide, is also the biggest in Malaysia. [citation needed] Karumariamman Temple, Jalan Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [citation needed]